Polishing composition



UNITED STATES EDGAR A. LEAKE, OF LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.

POLISHING COMPOSITION.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. LEAKE, a citizen of the United States, residin at Lawrence, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Polishing Compositions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in polishing compositions and the object of my invention is to provide a composition particularly adapted for polishing varnished woodwork such as furniture and the like. 4

The preferred formula for my furniture polish is as follows:

Linseed oil 22.7% Hydrochloric acid 1.5% Alcohol 5 Antimony trichlorid 4:.5% Acetic acid dilute 62 Methyl orange solution .8% Oil of inirbane, artificial 3.5%

In mixing or compounding the above formula the various ingredients are added in the order set down above and the whole is then agitated for several minutes to insure a thorough mixing.

The linseed oil employed constitutes the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 30, 1919.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

Serial No. 327,559.

base of the composition, while the alcohol, which may be either wood or grain alcohol,

acts as a drying agent. The acetic acid is having been found particularly useful for,

polishing the enameled surfaces of automobiles.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A polish including linseed oil 22.7 per cent, hydrochloric acid 1.5 per cent, alcohol 5 per cent., antimony trichlorid 4.5 per cent, acetic acid 62 per cent. and methyl orange .8 per cent. r

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDGAR A. LEAKE. a 8. 

